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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-29


Mr. Parsons said at the afternoon session that rather
of John Mcmahon In the ordinary he would accept
the suggestion that had been made and read tue est
Testimony hsc reference to Fullgras declarations Of
the one MADE S at tue sa Sd
might strike him dead that ne might never see bis
family again. might his wither by his side II he
received dollar directly or indirectly o. was ever
Parsons sald that was al, but MI Nicon desired the
xannatlon Of Mcmahon read also Then N you
IN . tired tone OF voice, did so.
Mr. Parsons said that this terminated the Of the
daence but second thought struck him. and he asked
that the Indictment Of Alderman Pearson should be pnt
IN evidence. Then second thought struck Mr. Nicoll,
made up the books OF the Seventh Avenue road. In
regard to the item for which sharp gave voucner ne
said that be divided II into two items at the
similar suggestion he altered the amounts Of the divi-
son Later onhe was again asked to alter the division
but refused to do It This all Mr.. Nicoll wanted,
but Mr. Parsons content to have rest there
Ne got from witness that he had memoranda Of
the cirrunstances and was compelled to rely ON hs
Mr. Parsons put about dozen questions 70 get the
witness to say that Mr. sercner had mp ain or made
answered. guardedy that he received no complaint or
4eq9est from MT scribner. Mr. Nicol asked what Mr..
prosecution ought to have put the question before. The
vitness answered: Ny recollection that Mr. scribner
s;snsr s"0 "Anu you 70 40 anything that 's not
Mr. srIcKNEY NOT WELL rNouGHr TO SUN UP.
IL was twenty, minutes past O'Clock whom Mr Stick
meg rose and asked that matsr Of favor he should
not b called upoa for the address for the defence that
afternoon he was III Saturday and Sunday and the
previous night hs sspt only two hour he was not able
lmpsstanoi thp jury would not wish him 10 suffer
nsasr any dlsadvsatsee he recognized that he jury
~ long dine b tis csss. and Jet felt sure hat tSsy
Venh give him he degree Of e0nsidsrataon requested
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28

1t is to be constructed exactly
as the Louisville and Nashville
railroad was constructed-by the
counties through which it runs.
The bonds furnished by them is to
be basis Of credit on which to
raise money to pay the contractors.
There is no middle man. When
the L. & N. was built, although it
neither had northern or. southern
railr DAD systems to reach at either
end, it paid the counties from 100
to $50 per cent. on every share Of
stock subscribed.
Not dollar is asked of Frank
lin county until the road is built
to Georgetown. One-half of the
bonds are then proposed to be de-
livered, and the remainder when
the road is complete to Paris.
There is no risk. The county can
not be fooled. The written con-
tract will contain the terms we
have stated. The counties that
vote the stock will appoint the d.,
rectOrs who are to control the
road.
1t is the best proposition ever
made to a county to build a rail-
road. If we fail to seize the op;
portunity, the owls and the bats
may well issue writs of possession
on Franklin county property.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28

The Board of Trade met at
their rooms on Monday evening,
and after transacting routine bust
ness, was addressed by Capt. ].
M. Thomas and Col. F. L. Nc
Chesney in regard to the pros
poets of the F. G.. & P. railroad.
They gave every assurance that
the pcopl. of Bourbon county
were heartily in favor Of tne road,
and would give all assistance nee
essary.
Col. McChesney is an old Frank
fort boy and is very solicitous in
regard to the prosperity of his old
home.
Several gentlemen who have
heretofore hesitated about favoring
the enterprise came out fully on the
side Of the road.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28

The magistrates Of Fayette
county have held another meeting
and agreed to submit the question
of subscription to the stock of the
Kentucky Union Railway to the
people, but in a modified form.
The city Of Lexington will vote
on subscription Of $4,000.
and the county outside Of Lexing-
ton on a subscription of $50, 900.
1t seems generally agreed that
the KY. Union is now an assured
fact for Lexington, and thus
another obstacle to the action Of
Bourbon county in favor of our
railroad is removed.
Now then, men of Frankfort
and Franklin county, are you so
blind to your own interests that
you cannot see where. how and
when to strike? Strike NOW, and
strike hard for home run.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28

Among the many names which
are being mentioned in connection
with the appointment to the vacan-
cy on the United States Supreme
Bench, that Of Judge William
Lindsay, of this city meets with
universal favor in this section.
His eminent fitness. by reason Of
his admitted ability, judicial mind,
and experience, his sterling hon
esty, and vast learning in the law,
are manifest to all. While Frank
fort would be 10th to give up her
foremost citizen, she would re-
ioice to see him thus honored.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28

A delegation Of members of the
Board of Trade went up to Paris
on Saturday to attend the railroad
meeting called to take action in
regard to the F., G. & P. railroad.
The following gentlemen composed
the delegation, viz: E. L. Samuel,
Frank Chinn, r. Rogers, A. H.
Mcclure and Geo. A. Lewis.
Upon their arrival it was found
that, owing to the unavoidable
absence of Judge Lindsay, the
meeting had been postponed until
the first Monday 10th day. of
June. The delegation found that
there was a very gratifying senti-
ment in favor of the road, and
that the meeting promised to be a
large one.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28

Col. R. d. Allen, A. M, M.
d., has issued a circular announc-
ing his purpose to open the Louis
vile Military Academy, on the
Bardstown pike, five miles from
the city. The pupils admitted
are to be within the ages of eight
and sixteen years. This will be
an admirable preparatory school.
The number Of pupils is limited to
thirty. five.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28
Will II Pay?.

mo man has d TlSnt 10 ASK Tic
people of Franklin county to vote
a subscription to a railroad unless
it will pay. There must be some
adequate recompense for the out
lay, or else the expenditure be-
comes a sentiment, speculation,
or wilful waste.
Such subscriptions ordinarily
bring returns in two ways: First,
by contributing its road-bed, its
buildings and its rolling stock to
the taxable property of the county,
supplemented by an increase in
value of property, in population,
in manufactures, and in trade; and
second, by the value of whatever
stock is subscribed, either by div
idends or on actual sale.
Let us look at the Frankfort,
Paris & Georgetown railroad in
this light.
In the matter Of construction,
employment will be given to labor
in building the road-bed, and
largely to skilled labor in erecting
depots, roundhouse, water tanks,
&c. Every material product of
construction will form an element
Of taxable property, and source
Of county revenue.
Manufacturing enterprise will
not come to Frankfort until it has
a guaranteed transportation for all
articles to be manufactured and at
cheap rates. The more railroads,
the more competition and the
quicker and cheaper avenues to
market A dull, cold ear will be
turned to all invitations to estab-
lish factories until these wants are
supplied.
People living along the line Of
the road will buy two dollars worth
of goods from Frankfort merchants
to every dollar spent in the cities
by residents of Frankfort, because
of the railroad. So, the increased
population will discount the exc.
dus Of such foreign expenditures.
The man who argues that building
a new line Of railroad will injure
Frankfort by taking people away
to spend money, argues against
the settled principles of public
prosperity, and the whole tide Of
American growth.
The Frankfort, Paris & George.
town railroad goes through the
richest belt of the agricultural
region. The products Of Scott,
Bourbon and Bath in hemp. to-
bacco, corn, wheat, barley, &C..
will be transported largely on this
line. In Bath county it strikes the
richest iron mines in the State,
and from Owingsville to Prestons-
burg the road passes through a
region rich in coal, iron and lum-
Der. At the head of the Big
Sandy river it strikes the finest
coking coal in the world. And at
this point, looking down into the
great basin OF the Sandy, is the
finest view an American tourist
ever feasted his eyes upon. Every
road that tends southwark into the
heart of the great mineral region
of eastern Kentucky must cross
this line ard inevitably become a
feeder to its traffic.
At the Virginia line the road
will be met by line running d.
rect to tide-water, backed by
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28
NOTICE.

THE STOCKHOLDERS OF, THE FRANKFORT
and Flat Creek Turnpike Road Company will
hold their annual meeting for the election of five
Directors on TUESDAY, JUNE IA, 1887, at the
Court House in Frankfort, at ~ O'Clock a. m.
BY order Of
FRANK CONWAY, President.
4. P. LEWIS, Sec'y d Treas. May 28-td
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28
FOR SAIE.
FARM FOR SALE.

HOUSE OF IL ROOMS, ELEGANT CIsTERN,
i ice-hOuse and all necessary Outbuildngs. 200
acres of land about One-third In cultivation, the
A turnpike to Frankfort is almost completed.
ANN NJ. RUSSELL
May 2l-tf.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28
NoTICE.

THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PLUM
l Branch and Bald Knob Turnpike Road Com
pany will hold their annual meeting for the
election of five directors on SATURDAY, JUNE
Is, 1887, at the Court House In Frankfort, at II
O'Clock H.
BY order of
FRANK CONWAY, President.
w. S. DEHONEY, Secy Il Treas
May 28-td.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-28
FOR S A l. b.
One Of the Best Located Resi-
dences in South Frankfort.

~ house and and lot, on the corner Of Cross ana
Main streets The lot contains about two acres,
and the house issin good repair, There are apple,
place, two large pits stocked with Marshal Nell
roses. and green house planted with roses ana
heated with Hitching's improved hot water
apparatus.
TERMS H ASY,
Feb-26-ly. Apply to DIR. W. H. HALL,
, 1887-12-14

ga patent medicine man doesn't think
his nostrum is christened in the orthodox
way unless it has a jaw breaking name,''
remarked a drug clerk. mo greater
mistake could be made, as far as the sale
of the stuff is concerned, for the majority
of people are ashamed to mispronounce a
word, and will often ask for an article
they know nothing about just because it
has a simple name. A cough mixture in
the hands of an empiric becomes a pee
toral, , q garlic Is set forth as an 'expec-
torant, while the word 'balsam' is made
to do service as q specific for all the ills
that flesh is heir to. Patent medicine
men are very fond of coming new words,
which are not only attractive but convey
an idea of the article as well.
Just glance over that list of propri-
etary articles, and you will see that n
public school education is of no use to a
man who is sick and wants to buy a
patent medicine. The hieroglyphics on
the obelisk are not to be compared with
the fantastic English and impossible Latin
to be found there. Many of our custom
ers, 1 find, write what they want on a
slip of paper and send their children for
it, while others will come in and ask what
preparations we have for a certain trouble.
A smile of satisfaction invariably tells me
when 1 nave come to the article they
want. 1t is generally the last one / think
of. OF late 1 have saved myself much
trouble by keeping q full line of patent
medicines on the counter, so that people
can pick out what they want, New
York Evening Sun.
, 1887-12-14
Rogues Hidden Behind Boards.

A gentleman told me once that tho
profile never changes. He said that no
matter what changes came over the full
face the lines of the profile remained the
same. He thought that the police when
they photographed a criminal for the
rogues' gallery ought always to do it in
profile, and then there would be no mis-
take in recognizing the man, no matter
how long a time had elapsed. 1 don't
know how this is, but 1 give the sugges-
ton to the police free of charge. 1t
would not be a bad idea to shave every
criminal anyhow and see what he looks
like. A beard is a wonderful disguise,
and it is used as a disguise by many peo-
pie who never get into the hands of the
authorities. There is a bank in London
that will not have an employee who has a
beard. Those in charge want to see his
face, and then they seem to think they
know what kind of a man they have to
deal with. By the way, 1 give that sug-
gestion TO the bank directors of America.
Perhaps if they adopted it there would be
Tower cashiers taking quick tickets to
Canada.-Lukc Sharp in Detroit Free
Press.
, 1887-12-14
Tho Arehblshop,s NIanuseript.

The lntc archbishop of Canterbury,
when preaching Mt st. Paul's, had tho
notes OF his sermon containing some in
portant statistics on half n sheet of note
paper before him on the pulpit cushion.
During the hymn n sudden gust of wind
whirled the little paper among the audi
cnce and waited it into the face of q citi-
zen Mt some distance from the pulpit.
The archbishop expected it to be brought
back. The man looked over the scribbled
paper and n sudden look of bright intelli-
gencc stole into his face; he closed his
book, folded up the paper, placed it in his
breast pocket and hurriedly left the
church, congratulating himself upon hav-
ing secured SO undoubted an autograph
under such exceptionally interesting and
unique circumstances. The keen sense of
huInor so characteristic of DIR. TAFT came
to his relief, aud it is q strong testimony
to the impcrturbable serenity of the man
TINT he WIS able to preach his sermon as
If nothing had happened.-Chicago News.
, 1887-12-14

A barber has to encourage the vanities
and conceits OF men more than any other
class Of people. For instance, the use of
powder on n man'E face after shaving Is
only n species Of vanity. The harmless
chalk or magnesla that Is rubbed on the
face is productive Of neither good nor
harm, and n few minutes after leaving
the barber's chair the powder disappears,
either being blown off by the wind,
brushed off by the hand or dissolved in
the perspiration of the face. In no case
does the powder last five minutes after n
shave, yet people demand Its use, and we
encourage the little vanity.
Again BARRIERS must always be on the
lookout for young men who are ambitious
to havc Boards. 1t sometimes takes
patient coaXing to develop the first mus
tachc, but once done, your patron Is your
everlasting friend and customer. We
have to flatter mems boards, speak of
their soft skin or silken hair. II we don't
they will go to other places where their
little ~conceits will be noticed. The most
careless people are particular about their
BARRIERS and about the way the hnir is cut
or beard shaved. No wonder the barber
is proverbially pleasant, and speaks of
your family, your growing fame and ut
t%ractivc personal qualities. His trade de-
the encouragement of various
petty conccits. Next to your wife, your
barber is the flattering glass in which you
sec all your good points and none of your
weaknesses Barber in Globe Democrat.
, 1887-12-14

Instead of the sliding pole the authori-
ties have an arrangement peculiarly their
own for getting the iremen out. The
men sleep on the second floor, directly
over the patrol wagon and horses; trap
doors open from their room, and stairs,
easily sliding into place, conduct the men
to the wagon. The cots on which the
men sleep stand in a circle, and from the
inner end of each goes a cord over q
pulley in the center, n end of the cord
fast to the bedclothes, the other to n
weight attached to the pulley; the electric
shock which gives the fire alarm displaces
this weight, it drops, and the cord
snatches the bedclothes from the sleepers
in an instant. The same shock releases
the catch on the trap doors; they rise as
the stairs sink to their places. The men
thus suddenly awakened bound from their
~beds-they sleep dressed in all but boots
and hats-go down the stairs and land
direct into the wagon, without, of course,
touching the floor, by the time the horses
are hitched, putting on their outer cloth
ing as they are whirled through the
streets. This scheme is not only good in
itself, but it is characteristic of Chicago.
London Fireman.
, 1887-12-14

The famous names of current literature
arc symbolical of some particular fields
of work. Speak of Tourgee, and weird
tales of the reconstruction period spring
into mind; of Cable, and the Creoles live
their peculiar lives before you. Mention
Stevenson, and strange, half mystic ex-
periences are recalled; Howells, and real
ism presents itself. "Craddock'' is al
most synonymous with Tennessee noun
tains, " ''Haggard" with ''South Africa -
and "Bret Harte" with the mining camps
of California. So the list may be ex-
tended and we will find that in the case
of almost every successful writer success
has come along the channel of a distinc-
tive line of work persistently followed
c. NJ. Harger in The Writer.
, 1887-12-14
oouRA AND DATE SPIRIT.

Strong Drinks of the Nile Region-DIso-
bedionce OF Islam.
No injunction of the prophet Of Mecca
ia more universally recognized and more
commonly disregarded throughout Islam
thnn that whereby wine and inferentially
strong drink is forbidden to the faithful.
The ottoman government throws away n
considerable source of revenue by refusing
to recognize intoxicating liquors In that
quality. 1t only imposes on such fluids
the same 8 per cent. ad valorem duty that
is paid on other kinds of merchandise, and
consequently spirits are cheap In at least
nll the ports md the big towns of Turkey.
But up the Nile strong drink Is to be found
in every village. The beer Of the country
is to the European palate n horrible com
pound, bu it is very easy to get drunk on
it. Doura, n common grain, inferior in
nutritive value TO maize, though OF the
same family, is STEPPED in warm water
md then pressed out by stamping. In
due course fermentation sets In, and pres
emily the liqu ,r is ready for consumption.
1t does not keep well, but, as n matter OF
fact, no attempt Is made to keep II, rs II
is made from time to time when wanted.
A sweet, sticky wine of very pro-
nounced flavor even when new, and of a
curious rcpellent acid flavor when old, is
made from dates, which would probably
mako very pOOu wine IL tney were SClen-
tiically treated. This wine is preserved
in rough earthenware jars, glazed on one
side, but not to the exclusion OF mir, and
1t is very rapidly intoxicating unless the
tomach rejects 1t, as in the case of n
European is very apt to be the result Of
investigation of its merits. But the Brit
ish soldier found there was another pro
duct of the palm more to his taste. 1t
could not be got in every village, but In
nil the large villages the production OF
money would lead to its supply. This
WINS date spirit, and, though 1t has n hard
md half rotten flavor, it is probably not
moro unwholesome, and is certainly not
moro pronounced in character, thar Lon
don gin.
Its price ranged from fifty to sixty cents
per bottle ut first, but Tommy Atkins"
demand soon sent the rate up, and before
Christmas it was worth double this
amount, and not easy to get at any price.
In fact, the stock was getting low, though
1t is only right to say instances of intoxi-
cation among the troops were all but I'M
known. This must be put down to the
credit OF the soldiers, for, though liquor
did not tempt them at every corner, it was
to be had when demanded, and under the
new British army regulations there Is
practically no way of furnishing q private
on n campaign except by shooting him,
md that is t~raditionally the worst use to
which he can be put.-New York Times.
, 1887-12-14

On level ground high bred horses and
dogs In full training can be tolerably sure
of running down q kangaroo, but If the
animal a make its way to broken and
rocky ground, especially where the trunks
OF fallen trees beset the track, 1t can
mostly make good its escape. When
brought to bay it is as formidable an IN,
tagonist rs the stag itself. 1t has no
horns, but 1t has hind feet, and at the tip
of the fourth toe there Is a claw of great
length, shaped lik n bayonet, and scarce.
ly less formidable. A single kick from
this weapon will rip up a dog as II the
animal had been struck with q sharp
sword, and ever an armed man does not
II TO approach 1t in front.
Generally, when at bay, the kangaroo
stands upright, resting its Jack against q
tree, so that the dogs cannot attack it
from behind. The hunter, however, takes
advantage of this habit. He trains his
dogs to make false attacks on the animal
In front, without coming within range of
the terrible claw, and while its attention
is engaged in front he slips behind the
tree and strikes his long hunting knife
into tho body of the kangaroo. Not many
years ago the kangaroo swarmed like the
bison in America. But now great cities
have sprung into existence where, scarcely
fifty years ngo, not even n hut was to be
seen, and the black men and the kangaroo
were masters of the and. The time is not
very far distant when sheep n cattle
will have taken the place of the kangaroo,
and Australia will only know her most
characteristic animal by reputation. The
kangaroo and the bison will alike fall vic.
inns to advancing civilization Good
Words.
, 1887-12-14

The number of reported murders in tho
United States in 1882 was 1866. There
were only 03 persons executed and 119
lynchcd-in all, 211. Consequently very
nearly loss criminals escaped. We say
very nearly because some criminals may
have had more than one victim cach. II
any OF those who were executed and
lynched were innocent, then perhaps more
than l,O05 criminals escaped. Under any
government where 1, 173 murderers out of
every l,260 escape legal execution, 1t is n
wonder that there are not 1000 lynched,
instead Of llS. A man planning u cold
blooded murder may safely calculate upon
more than eleven chances TO escape to
less thnn ono for his detection, conviction
and execution; and taking in the conjoint
probabilities of legal and extra legal CAPT
tai punishment, he may safely calculate
on five chances to one to escapc.-Charles
F. Deems in The Century.
, 1887-12-14
A California Sheen Ranch.

Still further south is the Nejuil ranch,
comprising $1,000 acres. Chief among
its possessions are the vast herds of sheep
that wander over its broad domains.
Perhaps nothing is more interesting than
to watch the processes by which the wool
is obtained. The sheep shearers are
mostly of Mexican origin, and when they
put in their appearance present a pict-
uresque sight, with their gay neckerchiefs
and swarthy -countenances. They would
do well in n picture, but as human beings
they are to be avoided. Cruelty and love
of gaming are their chief characteristics.
They snip, snip the sheep, and if they
take out a piece of flesh with the wool
they snip III another alongside to make
it nice and even, meanwhile chanting
some queer little rune
Then a vat of acids is prepared, into
which they drop the poor creatures, old
sheep and little lambs, humping them
down with poles, in order that they may
be well immersed, not caring for the raw,
tender flesh exposed by their brutality,
nor for the feebleness of the lambs, which
scarcely know which way to go. The
old sheep, which has passed through sew
eral seasons of this sort of thing, imme-
diately swims through the vat to the
place of egress, and passes out; not SO
the lamb, which struggles and strangles,
with that cruel pole pushing it down un-
der the bitter waters, not knowing what
to do. Many of them are thus drowned,
and the imp like shearer, uttering an
ugly oath, fishes them out. AT night
these inhuman beings sit up and gamble
away every dime earned through the day
to the sharpers who follow in their wake,
but the next day go to work again,
chanting and shipping with accustomed
celerity.-Ella Sterling Cummins in Cos
mopolitan.